Saturday, 31 January 2015

Wildlife on the ice – That’s just nice

We spent our morning in Mikkelsen Harbor, on Trinity Island.
The expedition team needed a while to find a good landing place for us as we
had low tide and lots of big rocks next to the landing side. But of course we
managed it to land and we can only say: it was fantastic. A little bay we had
to pass through before we could see the penguins, was covered with little ice
blocks coming from a calving glacier next bay. We reached the penguin colony walking
over soft and melting snow layers. It was wonderful. All the chicks in
different ages, fed by their parents, we did not expect to be so in the middle
of the wildlife.

All passengers got the opportunity for a 30 minutes boat
cruise with our little PolarCircleboats in Cierva Cove in the afternoon. It was
amazing to be in the middle of the ice, looking for seals – and we found several
Leopard seals – and even two Minke whales. Especially in the later evening the
light became marvellous.

The day ended with a show done by several Humpback whales. They stayed next to the ship for nearly one hour. A big thank you to our Captain Arild that he slow down the engine so that we could have this unique experience. How many people on earth can say that they have seen a whale fluke in the orange and golden line of an amazing sunset?

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The expedition team consists of lecturers and guides from various fields and backgrounds such as ornithology, mammalogy, history, and geology, ready to tackle all your questions. Together with the fabulous Fram officers and crew we make your time on board REALLY worthwhile!